Waterville-Elysian-Morristown is 9-1 against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers at 4:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 12-2 to Blooming Prairie. The defeat continues a trend for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in their matchups with Blooming Prairie: they've now lost three in a row.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Michael, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Medford a 5-0 shutout on Monday.
Not much got past Jared Lee, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Medford off the board.
On the hitting side, Alden Dobberstein and Seth Staloch did most of the damage at the plate: Dobberstein scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Staloch scored a run while going 2-for-3. Carter Martens was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Waterville-Elysian-Morristown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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